|
|
||||
|
Published by : PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS |
||||
|
ISSN 1681-715X |
||||
|
||||
|
- |
||||
|
BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
||||
|
- |
||||
|
Volume 25 |
April - June 2009 (Part-II) |
Number 3 |
||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
Published by : PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS |
||||
|
ISSN 1681-715X |
||||
|
||||
|
- |
||||
|
BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
||||
|
- |
||||
|
Volume 25 |
April - June 2009 (Part-II) |
Number 3 |
||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
Diabetic ketoacidosis: More cases seen
during summer vacation
Abdulrahman Al Sheikh1, Ayman Morish2
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
We noticed increased number of cases admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis in King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital in the last summer vacation. The objective was to review those cases and to find the possible predisposing factor.Methodology: This was a retrospective study reviewing the files of all cases admitted with DKA in the last summer (July, August, September, 2008) in King Abdul-Aziz university hospital and we looked for a predisposing factors for DKA.
Results: Thirty seven patients with diabetes were admitted in the last summer suffering from DKA, compared with only 13 cases admitted (p-value 0.0012) admitted in the previous three month with similar diagnosis.
Conclusion: The incidence of DKA in summer vacations increased significantly mainly due to medical condition, lack of compliance due to the changes in sleep pattern in vacations and life stress.
KEY WORDS:
Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Pre-disposing factors.Pak J Med Sci April - June 2009 (Part-II) Vol. 25 No. 3 512-515
How to cite this article:
Sheikh AA, Morish A. Diabetic ketoacidosis: More cases seen during summer vacation. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(3): 512-515.
1. Abdulrahman Al Sheikh
2. Ayman Morish,
1,2: Medical Department,
King Abdulaziz University Hospital,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
Correspondence
Dr. Abdulrahman Al Sheikh
E mail: joodshaikh@yahoo.com
* Received for Publication: January 26, 2009
* Revision Received: June 6, 2009
* Revision Accepted: June 8, 2009
HOME | SEARCH | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES
Professional
Medical Publications
Room No. 522, 5th Floor, Panorama Centre
Building No. 2, P.O. Box 8766, Saddar, Karachi - Pakistan.
Phones : 5688791, 5689285 Fax : 5689860
pjms@pjms.com.pk
